News

Mixed second-quarter reports for cataloger/retailers Talbots, Charming Shoppes, and Golfsmith, while the news was disappointing across the board for Eddie Bauer

Both office supplies cataloger/retailer Staples and educational supplies mailer School Specialty had good news to report for the fiscal quarter ended July 29

As part of its organizational restructuring process resulting from its acquisition of the J. Jill Group, apparel cataloger/retailer Talbots said Monday that it would close its Hingham, MA, contact center.

As a part of its ongoing brand extension, Corte Madera, CA-based Restoration Hardware will launch Brocade Home in mid-September with a 64-page catalog.

Both BabyUniverse, parent company of cataloger Posh Tots, and cataloger/retailer Dover Saddlery reported bottom-line erosion during the second quarter despite revenue gains.

Jersey City, NJ-based Best Manufacturing Group, a uniform company founded in 1914, announced this week it filed a voluntary petition under Chapter 11 of the Federal Bankruptcy Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court for New Jersey in Newark.

Strong sales weren’t enough to prevent a decline in annual income for 1-800-Flowers.com. But J.C. Penney posted a double-digit increase in its second-quarter income.

Due to a steady decline in sales, the Winterthur Museum has suspended its gifts catalog indefinitely

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